Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-29

WASHINGTON, d. c.,
,July DC 1887.

Editors Register.-Mr. Jos. S. Miller,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, has
gone to West Virginia to spend a few
weeks. Rumor says-I do not know
how correctly-that he has gone to look
after his fences, as he would like to get
the Democratic nomination for govern
or. But as there are score or more of
gentlemen who would like to have the
same plum it will take considerable work
for Mr.. Miller to "get there
The American Forestry Congress will
hold its next meeting in springfield,
H.. in September, and the Commits
sioner of Agriculture has issued cir
cular calling attention to the great need
of something being done in the way of
preserving our forests, as they are being
destroyed at truly alarming rate.
Washington, the real "forest city" of
the United States, owes much of its
beauty and healthfulness to its trees, for
it is not great many years since she
was known as one of the worst cities In
the country for malaria, and it is con-
tended by many that her present i'm
munity from that disease is on account
of the great number of shade trees.
Mr.. Eugene Higgins, of Baltimore,
the "bogey" of the mugwump, went to
Baltimore last week and helped the reg
ular Democracy to carry the city, aud
now the cranks of all shades OF opinions
are filing charges against him and ask
ing for his removal. 1t is cold week
that the mugwumps do not file a charge
Of some kind against Mr.. Higgins, but
he is tough old fellow and still retains
his-scalp.
The Secretary of the Treasury has at
last appointed Democratic Architect
of the Treasury to succeed MIR. Bell. The
lucky man is Mr.. VIM. A. Freret, of
Louisiana, who is said to be one of the
finest architects in the South. The sal
airy of the position is 81 800 per annum.
Although Mr.. Bell has held the office
for more than two years under Demo-
cratic administration he is said to have
been very much surprised at his re-
moval. Professionally Bell had no claim
to the place, and since the advent OF
Democrats to power he has made some
of the worst kind of appointments to
keep his own place. The retention of
Bell so long has been one of the mystic
ries of this administration.
Mr.. John Tyler, son of the late Presi-
dent Tyler, is lying very i'll from the
effects of a sunstroke. His left arm is
entirely paralyzed and his left leg is
also slightly affected. Mr.. Tyler is a
clerk in the Treasury Department, hold
ing minor position. While his father
was President he lived at the White
House and performed the duties of pri-
vate secretary, and now at siXty-eight
years of age the son of an eX' President
of the United States depends upon Il
small clerkship for living. Such is life.
Oscar J. Harvey, late chief of the
horse claims division of the Treasury
Department, pleaded guilty of forgery
the other day. His lawyer made a
strong argumentin his behalf for light
sentence, claiming that he was insane,
but the court did not take much stock in
the plea, and sentenced him to the pen
itentiary for twelve years.
The Shepherdstown colony in Wash
ington is getting to be quite large one,
and they all seem 10 be doing well. DR..
Manning is practicing his profession
here with great success, Hon. \. r.
Boteler is pardon clerk of the Depart
ment of Justice, Mrs. Charlotte john
son is a clerk in the Post. Office Depart
ment, Miss Bessie Mason is i'm the In-
terror Department, John Schoppert is
still holding forth in the Treasury, R.
l.. (Bert.) Magruder is piling up the
"shekels" in the drug business, and
Jack Sheetz, Cam. Hess and VIM Bean
are showing the Washingtonians how
to build houses, while your correspond
ent is reading proof in the biggest print
ing Office in the world, that of Uncle
Sam. While all are satisfied for the
present, every man and woman of them
are looking forward to the time when
they can come back TO old Shepherds
town and have as good time as Jimmy
Jones says he has. S. W..